Fill in the blank with the correct article:
Our ship sailed across ______ Arabian Sea to reach Lakshadweep.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → the
Complete sentence: Our ship sailed across the Arabian Sea to reach Lakshadweep. The Arabian Sea is the sea to the west of India.
| Option | When to use | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) an | “An” means any one of many things; the Arabian Sea is one particular sea with its own name | We saw an octopus at the aquarium. |
| (2) No article | plural or uncountable nouns used in a general sense; the name of a sea always takes “the” | Fish is cheap in towns near the sea. |
| (3) a | “A” means any one of many things; the Arabian Sea is one particular sea, not any sea | They live in a village near the sea. |
| (4) the (answer) | before the names of seas, oceans and rivers | Many fishing boats sail on the Red Sea. |